Rathmannsdorf

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Rathmannsdorf
Coat of arms of Rathmannsdorf
Rathmannsdorf is located in Germany
Rathmannsdorf
Administration
Country Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Dresden
District Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Municipal assoc. Bad Schandau
Local subdivisions 5
Mayor Rainer Hähnel
Basic statistics
Area 4.37 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Elevation 225 m  (738 ft)
Population 1,121  (30 April 2005)
 - Density 257 /km2 (664 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PIR
Postal code 01814
Area code 035022
Website www.rathmannsdorf.de

Coordinates: 50°56′0″N 14°08′0″E / 50.933333°N 14.133333°E / 50.933333; 14.133333

Rathmannsdorf is a township in the Saxon district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Rathmannsdorf is 2 km down the Elbe from Bad Schandau.

[edit] Geography

The township's highest point is a plateau near Bad Schandau 200 meters above sea level, with the lowest point 120 meters above sea level along the Elbe.

[edit] History

Rathmannsdorf was first mentioned in a document in 1443. Rathmannsdorf along with Bad Schandau, Porschdorf, and Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna form a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft. The town is also a stop on the Sebnitztalbahn part of the Sächsische Semmering-Bahn, a local railroad.

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